If the majority of those voting in a referendum held pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-510 vote for the levy of the tax, the transportation authority may, by resolution, levy one-half percent (1/2%) local sales and use taxes within the special district, in addition to any other State and local sales and use taxes levied pursuant to law. In determining the results of the election in a multicounty district, all the counties of the district shall be considered to be one unit but also must receive a majority vote in each county, except that if the referendum is passed in one but not both of the counties, the county in which the referendum was not approved is removed from the special district upon certification of the election result and the county that approved the referendum shall remain in the special district. Except as provided in this Part, the adoption, levy, collection, administration, and repeal of these additional taxes shall be in accordance with Article 39 of this Chapter. In applying the provisions of Article 39 of this Chapter to this Article, references to “this Article” mean “Part 5 of Article 43 of Chapter 105 of the N.C. Gen. Stat..” Any repeal of the tax shall be done by the same procedure as its enactment under this section, and in a multicounty district a petition for repeal under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-473 shall be judged by the total votes in all the counties in the district. (2009-527, s. 2(b).)